Seattle’s Pete Carroll getting Coach of the Year looks

It’s difficult to imagine anyone but Andy Reid would take home Coach of the Year honors this NFL season, but Seahawks head honcho Pete Carroll has jumped to the top of at least one list.

Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll yells with joy after his team beat the Saints 34-7 on Monday in Seattle. (Scott Eklund/AP Photo)

NFL.com’s Gregg Rosenthal joined the Carroll cult Wednesday, naming the Seattle head coach as his pick for Coach of the Year. Reid, who has turned the Chiefs around from 2-14 last season to 9-3 in his first year at the helm, dropped to Rosenthal’s fourth spot.

“Too often this award just goes to the flavor of the month. That’s why Dick Jauron, Jim Haslett and Ray Rhodes have all won it in the past,” Rosenthal wrote. “We don’t think this should just go to a coach that engineered a comeback season. What’s harder than sustained greatness in the NFL?

“Carroll has the best team in football. He’s built a program in his image and uses players in a creative way that plays to their strengths, often in ways that other coaches didn’t envision. That’s great coaching. The loss of defensive coordinator Gus Bradley has not hurt the defense, and a number of free agents have been brought into the mix seamlessly. Seattle has survived a ton of injuries and suspensions. Carroll is a boss.”

Yes, Rosenthal included that link.

Rounding out the top five on Rosenthal’s list were Carolina’s Ron Rivera, New England’s Bill Belichick, Kansas City’s Reid and Philadelphia’s Chip Kelly.